However, the duel between the two fifth-year contestants was the first match, while Luke Beech and Winnie Skadi's duel was the second.
The big event was always saved for last.
There was little suspense in the duel between Torre Wordsworth and Taylor Spencer.
Electric-type Magic Spirits possessed a certain degree of resistance to Steel types.
There had already been a gap in their original strength, and then there was the disadvantage in type compatibility.
Taylor Spencer failed to turn the tide and was soundly defeated by the enraged Torre Wordsworth, who had fallen into the Losers Bracket.
Thus, Taylor Spencer, the "Steel Fighter" of the fifth-year Knight Academy, became the first contestant eliminated from this Golden Cup quarterfinals.
This was undoubtedly something no one had expected at the start.
As the sole representative of the "Sports Club," Taylor Spencer's defeat also dealt a severe blow to the club's reputation.
What awaited him was probably the Sports Club's training hell!
After that, it was finally time for the main event of the evening.
The only sixth-year student in this Golden Cup quarterfinals—the "Dragon Slayer Warrior" Luke Beech, who had fallen into the Losers Bracket after losing to a second-year student—once again stepped onto the dueling stage!
In order to fight his way back from the Losers Bracket and cut Dark Dimon down, Luke Beech gave his all in this duel, holding nothing back.
However, his opponent was Winnie Skadi, the "Winter's Daughter"! Luke Beech, who favored a Dragon-type deck, was at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of type compatibility. Although he had adjusted his deck composition as much as possible during the preparation period, without an overwhelming edge in strength, winning against unfavorable type compatibility was no easy task.
The strategy Winnie Skadi had prepared to defeat Pandora Doragon had failed